Example sentences of "went across [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got out of bed , went across to the window and looked out at the night . |
| 2 | She hesitated a second and then as the headlights dimmed she went across to the window and peered through the Venetian blind . |
| 3 | Stok went across to the window and looked through the side of the curtain like they do in gangster films . |
| 4 | Suddenly he rose from his chair , gave a quick look round the office , then went across to the window , where he stood looking down into the courtyard . |
| 5 | When he was gone Klaus Ebert went across to the decanter and poured himself a second brandy . |
| 6 | He turned and went across to the desk . |
| 7 | The old man put down the ch'a bowl and the cloth then went across to the boy , balancing on his haunches beside him . |
| 8 | Corbett smiled and they went across to the porter 's lodge near the main gate . |
| 9 | He went across to the shed where Caspar was . |
| 10 | He glanced at DeVore , then , making up his mind , gave a brief bow and went across to the door . |
| 11 | He stood up and went across to the stove . |
| 12 | He went across to the bed and sat on it , staring at her broodingly from under the thick dark lashes . |
| 13 | He went across to the bed and pulled back the sheet . |
| 14 | Alyssia went across to the sofa , still badly shaken , and sat down . |
| 15 | The first thing he did on arriving at the rehearsal room was to ask Paul Lexington which one was Alex and , having had him identified , he immediately went across to the actor with hand outstretched |
| 16 | She came into the room , setting the drink down on the table , then went across to the woman , taking the bundle from her and setting it back in the cot . |
| 17 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 18 | She stood to one side as the woman got up and , casting the strait-jacket aside , went across to the cot , bending down over it to lift and cradle the child . |
| 19 | Chen smiled , but made no move to sit , watching as Ling Hen went across to the figure at the control desk . |
| 20 | He went across to the house whilst Benedicta and her strange visitor waited on the church steps . |
| 21 | We neither of us knew how to deal with this , and so we went across to the Underground Station . |
| 22 | He emptied out the fired cartridge cases , went across to the sink and washed the gun under the hot tap . |
| 23 | He went across to the wash-basin , picked up a drinking-glass and , putting the top of it against the wall , applied his ear to the base . |